Comparison of the Microwave-Heated Ziehl-Neelsen Stain and Conventional Ziehl-Neelsen Method in the Detection of Acid-Fast Bacilli in Lymph Node Biopsies

BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis is a chronic inflammatory disease with lymphadenopathy being the most common extra-pulmonary manifestation. The conventional Ziehl–Neelsen method plays an essential role in the diagnosis of tuberculosis; however, it has a low sensitivity in detecting acid-fast bacilli. AIM:...

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Autores principales: Ahmed, Gehan Mohammed, Mohammed, Ali Seed Ahmed, Taha, Albadawi Abdulbagi, Almatroudi, Ahmad, Allemailem, Khaled S., Babiker, Ali Yousif, Alsammani, Mohamed Alkhatim
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Republic of Macedonia 2019
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Basic Science
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6454162/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30976331
http://dx.doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2019.215

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6454162/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30976331
http://dx.doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2019.215

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